Bruce Willis
Acting
🎂 1955-03-19
Walter Bruce Willis is an American retired actor. His career began on the off-Broadway stage in the 1970s, and he then achieved fame with a leading role on the comedy-drama series “Moonlighting” (1985–1989). He went on to appear in over 70 films, gaining widespread recognition as an action hero after his portrayal of John McClane in the “Die Hard” franchise (1988–2013) and other subsequent roles. Willis's other credits include “The Last Boy Scout” (1991), “Pulp Fiction” (1994), “12 Monkeys” (1995), “Last Man Standing” (1996), “The Fifth Element” (1997), “Armageddon” (1998), “The Sixth Sense” (1999), “Hart's War” (2002), “Tears of the Sun” (2003), “Hostage” (2005), “Lucky Number Slevin” (2006), “Surrogates” (2009), “Moonrise Kingdom” (2012), “Rock the Kasbah” (2015), and “Motherless Brooklyn” (2019). As a singer, Willis released his debut album The Return of Bruno in 1987, followed by two more successful albums in 1989 and 2001. He made his Broadway debut in the stage adaptation of Misery in 2015. Willis has received numerous accolades during his career, including a Golden Globe, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two People's Choice Awards. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006. In March 2022, Willis announced that he was retiring from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, which affects his ability to communicate. In February 2023, Willis' family announced that they had received a more accurate diagnosis and he had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.
Cast credits(197)
Paul Stevens
1994
Self
1996
Self - Host
1975
Self
2002
Tony Amato
1984
Vic
1998
Groogen (voice)
2017
Butch Coolidge
1994
David Addison
1985
Self
1993
Bruce Willis
1992
Self
1997
Self
2003
Peter Novins (segment "Shatterday")
1985
Korben Dallas
1997
John McClane
1988
David Dunn (uncredited)
2017
self
1997
Malcolm Crowe
1999
Self - Guest
1993
Mr. Church (uncredited)
2010
John McClane
1995
Harry S. Stamper
1998
James Cole
1995
Self - Guest
2005
Dr. Nickle (uncredited)
1997
Church
2012
Hartigan
2014
Self
1984
John McClane
1990
Bruce Willis
2004
Frank Moses
2010
John McClane
2007
David Dunn
2000
Joe Colton
2013
RJ (voice)
2006
Capa
1994
David Dunn / The Overseer
2019
Hartigan
2005
Frank Moses
2013
The Jackal
1997
1992
Self
1992
John McClane
2013
Dr. Ernest Menville
1992
Mr. Goodkat
2006
Bruce Willis (voice)
2019
Lieutenant A.K. Waters
2003
Det. John McClane (archive footage)
2019
William Rose Bailey (uncredited)
2003
Old Joe
2012
Joe Hallenbeck
1991
Paul Kersey
2018
Self
1999
Jimmy 'Tulipán' Tudeski
2000
Captain Sharp
2012
Tom Greer
2009
Julian
2015
Major-General William Devereaux
1998
Lieutenant Muldoon
2007
Jeff Talley
2005
Narrator (voice)
2006
Donnie Fetter
2022
Russ Duritz
2000
Jimmy Monroe
2010
Muldoon (segment "Planet Terror")
2007
Jimmy Tudeski
2004
Mikey (voice)
1989
Art Jeffries
1998
Doug Masterson (uncredited)
2007
Mike Cella
2012
Chalmers
2020
Leo
1995
Self
2008
John McClane (uncredited)
1993
Bruce Willis
1992
Karl Helter
2021
Alston
2022
Peter Fallow
1990
Sonny Truelove
2006
Self
2018
Martin
2012
Harrison Hill
2007
Omar
2014
Jack Mosley
2006
Bombay Brian
2015
Mel
2011
Thomas Malone
2021
Eddie 'Hudson Hawk' Hawkins
1991
Bruce Willis (archive footage)
2019
Bruce (uncredited)
2007
Carl Roebuck
1994
Mikey (voice)
1990
John Smith
1996
Det. Tom Hardy
1993
Frank Minna
2019
Muddy Grimes (voice)
1996
James Ford
2021
Hubert
2016
Col. William A. McNamara
2002
Detective Freeman
2022
Self - Guest
2010
Self
1987
Dink Heimowitz
2012
Steve
2017
Julius 'The Lobe' Loeb
2022
Self
2011
Narrator (voice)
1994
Walter Davis
1987
Self
2008
Eddie
2016
Shane Mueller
2022
Spike (voice)
2003
Self
2016
Joseph Blake
2001
Self (archive footage)
2019
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
Bruno the Kid (voice)
1996
Robert
2021
Biggs
2011
Jack
2018
Self
1993
Ben Jordan
1999
Courtroom Observer (uncredited)
1982
Valmora
2023
Ian Swan
2022
Frank
2022
Howell
2017
Robert
2022
Arnold Soloman
2022
Clay Young
2020
Bo Weinberg
1991
Frank
2020
Principal Kirkpatrick
2008
Self
1998
Detective James Avery
2018
(archive footage)
2012
James
2018
Self
2004
Ron Whitlock
2021
Det. James Knight
2023
Leonard Turner
2015
Lt. Det. Wakes
2019
Ben Watts
2022
Harry Rydell
2006
Man Entering Diner as Delaney Leaves
1980
Self
2010
Extra (uncredited)
1981
Det. James Knight
2022
Rex
2019
David
2021
Self (archive footage)
2021
Self
2012
Dwayne Hoover
1999
Self (archive footage)
2012
Bounty Hunter
2010
Jack Harris
2021
Self (archive footage)
2023
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005
Extra (uncredited)
1980
Det. James Knight
2022
James Urbanski
1991
Self - Speaker
2006
Self
1995
Self
1989
Bruno Radolini
1987
Self
1989
Self - Concert Audience (uncredited)
2008
Emmett Smith
1989
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2017
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
1986
Self
2018
Self (archive footage)
2002
Self / Cap Sharp
2015
Bruno the Kid (voice) (archive footage)
1997
Tom Mix
1988
RJ (voice)
2006
Self
1949
Self
1996
Self
2011
Self
1996
Self
2014
Butch Coolidge (archive footage)
2006
Self - Interviewee (uncredited)
2002
Self
1990
Self
1994
Self - Guest
1999
Narrator (voice) / Self
2013
Mister Suave
2011
Self
1998
Mr. Blandford
2004
2020
Self
2006
Lee
2002
Self - Audience Member
2017
Self
1987
Self
2025
